I was up in Boulder today and talked to some folks about Spencer Dinwiddie, the Colorado point guard. Someone said he’s an NBA first-round talent. So I texted an NBA scout to see if this was just CU hype or not. The scout said – “He’s definite first-round talent. If he has as good a year as his junior year, I’d bet he’s a lock for the first round.”

Of course, if this happens, it would give CU three first-round picks in the past four years – Alec Burks went 12th to the Utah Jazz in 2011 and Andre Roberson surprised some NBA folks by going 26th this summer, landing in Oklahoma City.

Dinwiddie is 6-6, which of course gives him a height advantage at a position that involves good vision. He averaged 15.3 points per game, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Buffs. He had some big nights against big names, such as 23 points against UCLA, 29 against Colorado State and 21 against Arizona.

And he’s developed a knack for getting to the line. In the final 11 games, he attempted 95 free throws (8.6 per game) and he missed just nine of them.